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From the Womb of Yemaya, or African Eve

From the Womb of Yemaya, or African Eve, speaks to the journey of women of the African Diaspora whose resilience continues to reign with enduring strength while seeking the solace, vulnerability, sensuality, and softness that is often stripped away through systems of racism, misogyny, misogynoir, patriarchy, and classism that exist in the Western world. It is said that Yemaya traveled with members of the Yoruba tribe when they were captured and dispersed across various parts of the world as enslaved people. This piece seeks the guidance of and embody the various iterations of the Orisha, Yemaya, who is known throughout African Traditional Religions as Queen of the Seven Seas and Mother of All.

   “This staged reading was made possible with support from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of Social Impact’s Local Theatre Festival 2023”

STAGED READING

Saturday, September 2, 2023

4:40pm

Studio F @ The REACH
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC

Free/Non-Ticketed Event/General Admission
House opens 15 minutes prior to show

Production Status - Developmental Phase 

(a work in progress) 

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